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National Advisory Council 

Council

Dr. Joe Gaugler, Ph.D. Professor and Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging, School of Public Health

Heather Mulder Associate Director Outreach Research at Banner Alzheimer's Institute

Co-Chairs

Dr. Patricia Izbicki, Ph.D. Medical Science Liaison, Medical Affairs & Clinical Development, Neuroscientist, Musician

Mary Lenard Co-Founder of Giving Voice Initiative, Retired Executive Director

John V. Hobday, M.A. CEO & Founder, HealthCare Interactive, Inc.

Hazen Graves Retired Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

Staff

Eyleen Braaten Executive Director, Giving Voice Initiative

Angela Lunde, M.A. Associate in Neurology, Mayo Clinic

Marilyn Raichle Executive Director at Maude's Awards for Innovation in Alzheimer's Care

Dr. Debra Sheets Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Victoria

Karen Kenny Experienced Business Consultant, Giving Voice Volunteer

Darina Petrovsky, Ph.D., RN Assistant Professor at Rutgers University

Rachelle Morgan, M.A., MT-BC Founder/Director, Soundscaping Source

​Prof. Felicity Baker Associate Dean Research for the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, U of Melbourne, Australia

Patrick McNamara  President & CEO at Palm Health Foundation

Dr. Alexander Panteleyat, MD, FAAN Assistant Professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Julene Johnson, Ph.D. Professor at University of California, San Francisco

Francois Bethoux, MD Chairman, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Cleveland Clinic

Michael Anderson Professor, Musicology Chair, Eastman School of Music

Mary Ek Director, Dementia Friendly America and Community Care Corps at USAging

Helen Ramon Senior Program Officer at Bader Philanthropies

Dan Cohen Founder & CEO Right to Music, Public Speaker, Founder Music & Memory, Subject of Alive Inside

Dr. Anne Shandera-Ochsner, Ph.D., ABPP-CN Neuropsychologist at Mayo Clinic Health System

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